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Simply the most unbelievable thing they have come away with yet. Even more unbelievable that Micky Mouse's... sorry... Moore's "consultation", in which he seems to have consulted the Labour party only.

Thou causeth the mother to neglect her child,Also the father to act as he were wild,So that he neglects his loving wife and family dear,By spending his earnings foolishly on whisky, rum and beer.

A New Temperance Poem, in Memory of my Departed Parentswho were Sober Living & God Fearing People

Whereas if he couldn’t get Whisky, Rum, or Brandy,He wouldn’t do his work so handy;Therefore, in that respect let strong drink be abolished in time,And that will cause a great decrease in crime.

Therefore, for this sufficient reason remove it from society,For seldom burglary is committed in a state of sobriety;And I earnestly entreat ye all to join with heart and hand,And to help to chase away the Demon drink from bonnie Scotland.

I beseech ye all to kneel down and pray,And implore God to take it away;Then this world would be a heaven, whereas it is a hell,And the people would have more peace in it to dwell.